Drought-driven wildfires on rise in Amazon basin, upping CO2 release

Mongabay
Feb 22, 2018, 10:37 am148 pts
Looking up at the Amazon canopy in Amazonas, Brazil. Intensifying drought in the Amazon is drying out the forest, creating fuel. However, most wildfires are ignited by people, often to clear land for cattle. Photo credit: alextorrenegra on Visualhunt.com / CC BY Intensifying droughts in the Amazon basin are now…

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